La Nuit américaine is a 1973 French film directed by François Truffaut. It starred Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. It was released in English speaking countries as Day for Night.

The movie describes the ups and downs of film-making.

Cast includes

• Jacqueline Bisset
• Valentina Cortese
• Dani
• Alexandra Stewart
• Jean-Pierre Aumont
• Jean Champion
• Jean-Pierre Léaud
• François Truffaut
• Nike Arrighi
• Nathalie Baye
• Maurice Seveno
• David Markham
• Bernard Menez
• Gaston Joly
• Zénaïde Rossi
• Xavier Saint-Macary
• Walter Bal
• Jean-François Stévenin
• Pierre Zucca

Awards

It won the 1973 BAFTA Award for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Valentina Cortese was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and Truffaut for the Academy Award for Directing.